. >> sliding down the iq squall here to texas governor rick perry told laura engram today the tea party isn't at fault for the losses racked up by republicans. let's listen to governor perry. >> i would suggest to you that people who try to moderate their views to win a particular vote, are going to be weaker and weaker as time goes. i think people want to see people they believe, people they trust, and people that are going to be consistent in their positions. so moderation from the standpoint of in pursuit of an electoral victory is a failure in my opinion. >> you know, every once in a while someone comes along in politics who doesn't know anything about politics. sparrow agnew would talk about people being soft on communism, unaware of the mccarthy period, 20 years of that talk getting you nothing but trouble. here's a guy that calls himself a texas conservative who has no memory or knowledge of it, apparently, be the history of modern conservatism. when he said moderation gets you in trouble listen to barry goldwater who cooked his party for years with this line back in '64. >> i wi

up next, texas governor rick perry escalates that fight, kind of a tussle, with california's jerry brown betting on brown in this one. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> now to the side show. added heat on perry versus jerry today. i told you about the tussle between the governors of our two biggest states, texas and california. rick perry began running a radio ad in california trying to lure business owners to texas and jerry brown was unmoved by the five figure ad buy or as he put it -- >> it's not a burp, it's barely a fart. >> thank you. >> anyway, turns out perry isn't just sticking to the airwaves. next week he will be showing up himself in california. cities like san francisco and los angeles, to keep up the move to texas gimmick. anyway, a cartoonist for the "sacramento bee" is out with a page. i'll read the balloons to you, from perry, we got three advantages over california, first we got your low taxes, second we got your low wages and i can't remember the third. what's the other character responds, the wide open spaces in your head. anyway, next, it's no secret th

. >> texas governor rick perry was in the bay area hunting for california business.e wants to lure companies to his own state. >> this is a portion of the radio ad that texas governor rick perry bought time for in california. >> building a business is tough but building a business in california is next to impossible. i have a message to california businesses, come check out texas. >> the ad is to attract companies to texas. this is not his first trip to this state. he says labor costs are cheaper and business regulations are more lax. a professor says the governor has a point. >> there is a opportunity, with big increases in taxes and cutbacks on services, i think the time is now. >> the governor is not taking his trip seriously. >> a lot of people that come here, they don't go back. who want to spend in 110 degree heat inside some kind of fueled air-conditioner. >> chevron is moving 800 jobs to houston. >> think every company is trying to weigh the costs which are nuclear california against the benefits which are also huge. >> the state will attract its share of bus

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. >>> texas governor rick perry is here in the bay area trying to lure businesses to texas. after meeting with business executives in san francisco, rick perry will travel to southern california. during his trip he is hoping to attract members of the financial and film industries to move their businesses to texas. rick perry claims the business climate is more friendly in texas. >>> people in mississippi are picking up the pieces aftera massive tornado last night -- after a massive tornado last night. 60 people were injured as a result of the storm. one of the hardest hit areas, the tornado traveled down the town's main road flipping cars and damaging buildings. 75 miles per hour path, thousands of people are without power. >>> to the northeast, snow across the region. the weather system is blamed for 15 deaths in the northeast and canada. people are without power tonight. crews are working through miserable conditions to restore it. in massachusetts the hardest hit state, officials say some of the outages might linger till tuesday. the storm brought in the highest accumulat

sliding down the iq scale here to texas governor rick perry, he told laura ingraham that the tea partysn't at fault for the losses wracked up by republicans. let's listen to governor perry. >> i would suggest to you that people who try to moderate their views to win a particular vote are going to be weaker and weaker as time goes. i think people want to see people they believe, people they trust, and people that are going to be consistent in their positions. so moderation from the standpoint of in pursuit of electoral victory is a failure in my opinion. >> you know, every once in a wile somebody comes along in politics who doesn't know anything about politics. spiro agnew would talk about people being squishy soft on communism, unaware of the whole mccarthy period, 20 years of that kind of talk getting you in nothing but trouble. perry calls himself a texas conservative who has no memory or any knowledge of apparently the history of modern conservatism. when he said moderation gets you in trouble, well, let's listen to barry goldwater who cooked his party for years with this line back

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. >> texas governor rick perry is in the bay area hunting for california business. he is expected to try to woo away companies to his own state. we're live in san francisco with more. reporter: behind me is the greater bay area. this where is governor perry is going to be approaching local companies with promises of better business conditions in texas. because of recent california tax hikes, some experts believe he might have some takers. >> this is a portion of the radio ad that texas governor rick perry bought time for in california. >> building a business is tough. but i hear building a business in california is next to impossible. i have a message for california businesses. come check out texas. >> the ad is aimed at attracting ceaz's bill dollar companies to texas. this is not the governor's first trip to the golden state. he touts his state where there's no income tax, labor costs are cheaper and business regulation more lax. golden gate university marketing and consumer psychologist says the governor has a point. >> there's an opportunity worth big increases

. >> that is right, this time from texas and governor rick perry, coming to town, to try to convince bay area businesses to switch to the lone star states. we went where business leaders gathered and asked if anyone is heading south? >> by just about any measure, silicon valley is leading the country when it comes to job creation. >> on the jobs front, very, very well. >> no one person knows what will come together here. >> here at joint venture state of the valley conference. business leaders will admit, it's not perfect. >> but i think as we face increased corporate taxes, is i going to be more challenging and it's going to be less about needing to be in silicone valley, and with technology, you can be anywhere and do your business elsewhere. >> and companies like bell, will be better suited, to come to texas. >> which is what texas governor rick perry is saying as he meets with silicon valley ceos, trying to get local businesses especially small businesses to pick up and of move to texas. will it work? >> we are of the valley. the tech ecosystem. one and the same. we are here. >>

>> well, it is not about rick perry. it is about why do we have the door open for every governor in the country to come to california to take businesses back to their state. colorado is opened up offices, arizona opened up offices, it is like, you know the low hanging fruit. if you want to build a business come to california, go back to nevada. gerri: you know, we're seeing people with businesses leave, we're seeing wealthy people leave, because have you that incredible income tax now. why -- what is the point of staying, this is your state, can't you defend it? >> well, we would defend it but you defend it by fixing it. the businesses and the small businesses of california that pay for the roads, the bridges, and infrastructure and law enforcement. when you have state age agent that rule with iron 50s that find businesses and hunt them instead of trying to help them, the culture in california is hostile, a survey was done 69% of businessessin california believe it is unfriendly to do business in california, they are vot

governor rick perry would certainly say so. he is in california trying to woo companies from here to the lone star state where there is no state income tax, this just the latest push following an ad released by texas officials last week. >> i hear building a business in california is next to impossible. >> reporter: a company known for its outrageous ads like this one that aired during the super bowl just unveiled its new office in sunnyvale. godaddy.com hosts websites and is headquartered in arizona. senior vice president of applications steven al drink says it has been a dream to expand to silicon valley. >> we had to be in california and we're thrilled to be in sunnyvale. >> reporter: there's 40 employees here and they plan to double that by next year. and despite the golden state's high taxes, he says in the long run it's better to grow here in the high-tech hub than in texas. >> you have to be in silicon valley. the talent that's here, great developer, great product management, great design. you can't get that anywhere els

. >>> governor jerry brown blows off his counterpart from texas following rick perry's new campaign to take business from california. that's just ahead. >>> should silicon valley be expanded to include san francisco? we'll take a look. [ female announcer ] the best thing about this bar it's not a candy bar. 130 calories 7 grams of protein the new fiber one caramel nut protein bar. of green giant vegetables it's easy to eat like a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant >>> governor jerry brown is brushing off texas governor rick perry as only governor brown knows how to do. governor brown is running an ad right here in california telling businesses to move to the lone star state for a better business climate. >> there are plenty of reasons texas has been named the best state for doing business for eight years running. visit texas wide open for business.com and see why our low taxes, sensible regulations and fair legal system are just the thing to get your business moving. to texas. >>> that ad obviously controversi controversial, but governor brown not sweating

. >>> now, governor rick perry has taken a stand. what he said might surprise you. >>> and the moment is almost here, nope. not the super bowl, new york's fashion week. we'll have a preview. >>> it is sunday, february 3rd, good morning, everyone. i'm randi kaye, glad you're with us. we begin this morning with news about the shooting death of a former nav former naval s.e.a.l. chris kyle was killed yesterday along with another person at a gun range near ft. worth, texas. local newspapers also confirm the death. wfaa reports a former marine suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder is being held in connection with the shootings. these are pictures of kyle taken from the security company kraft international. kyle recounted his four combat tours in iraq in his book "american sniper." his more than 150 sniper kills had them placing a bounty on his head. most recently he appeared on the reality show "stars earn stripes" and conan o'brien show. >> you were so well known by the iraqi insurgents that they put a $20,000 bounty on your head,

rick perry wants 39% of the hispanic vote, and likewise, republicans need to learn to talk to his pana national level sfwloosh you're right. i think to howard's point. the demographic shifts have a factor that need to be taken into account as the state changes. i think the timeline is a little longer than a lot of democrats hope it is, simply because even those republicans -- those democrats you're talking about in the his pan ebbing community, they're conservative. they do identify with that part of the political spectrum. the shift is going to common areas, yeah, like immigration, but economics and upward mobility, opportunities which the castro brothers really speak to, and if they can -- i think they light that. it's about talking about opportunity in a new way that people don't see it through a partisan lens and see it much more in an opportunistic lens. >> the other thing is democratic turnout. we've talked about minority turnout in national races. the biggest problem in the "new york times" writes is the voter participation. only about half of eligible hispanic voters show up n

this is texas governor rick perry and i have a message for california businesses.k out texas. >> texas governor rick perry launch add radio web campaign this week to lure california businesses and jobs away with what he calls low taxes and sensible regulation. california governor jerry brown dismissed the evident which has only spent 25,000 dollars so far for air time. >> it's not a burp. barely a farther. >>reporter: the war of words illustrates the bitter relationship between the nation 2 biggest states viing for bragging rights as to which one is better for company. business lead versus consistently rank california as a bad place to do business. some in the business community say governor brown should be paying attention. >> current administration treats it as joke. >>reporter: aaron worked for then governor schwarzenegger and tried to convince businesses to stay in california of a tough sell. >> taxes high. business onerous and things keep them from being able to innovate and grow the business and create jobs. >>reporter: poaching does office but go busy try to

governor rick perry, senator rick santorum, anyone who underestimates the ability to try to earn the nomination, the guys and gals worked the hardest, senator simmons one certainly have the work ethic and commitment go right to the end. the governor polonsky, on paper, and incredibly formidable opponent. >> the many say that, oh, that's right. [laughter] >> later on in the primary process, he certainly could take away some of what we were going to garner. when we won the illinois primary, we won because of the southwest of chicago. at that moment, it probably would've been would have been a lot more challenging. you mentioned the fact that we had 22 or 24 -- i don't know. >> three or four good ones were the ones on nbc. i know that. >> if you have 24 debates and speaker gingrich is in all of them, he's a pretty formidable debate. you know, they have a lot of qualities intended, and you have to go out and take the nomination. because someone is going to be the anti-rick perry, you guys had a little bit different situation in 2008, that is the way politics works. so people have certain

they believe it will. >> well, you know, if something was destroyed every time rick perry or rick santorumthat it was going to be destroyed by some cause or action, the planet would be destroyed i think at this point. >> well, why does scouting ban gays? why have they in the past? >> thing has been a real misunderstanding that by banning gay people, they're protecting things from adults with inappropriate sexual activity, t

they believe it will. >> well, you know, if something was destroyed every time rick perry or rick santorumthat it was going to be destroyed by some cause or action, the planet would be destroyed i think at this point. >> well, why does scouting ban gays? why have they in the past? >> thing has been a real misunderstanding that by banning gay people, they're protecting things from adults with inappropriate sexual activity, when the statement and the facts actually point to something totally differently. it's when people are repressed, whether it's men or women, but men, when they're repressed in their sexuality, we see that they turn and do things to young children. most child abusers are heterosexual. the people who are putting out misinformation will try to convince you otherwise. and i think in this day and age, that as we see marriage taking root across the country and things like that, people are starting to realize those are in fact outdated thoughts. >> do you expect religious sponsors to weigh in on this soon? >> i do. i think there is a variety of religious sponsors that will be in

now governor rick perry has taken a stand. what he said might surprise you. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm randi kaye. it's 8:00 on the east coast. thanks so much for starting your morning with us. iraqi insurgents called him the devil. the this morning the former navy s.e.a.l. who wrote about making more than 150 sniper kills is dead. cnn has learned chris kyle was shot to death at a gun range near ft. worth, texas, yesterday along with another man. kyle is perhaps best known for penning the book, american sniper. it details his four combat tours in iraq. staerted a foundation to help veterans battling posttraumatic stress disorder. the gunman accused of killing him was a former marine who suffered from ptsd. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr joins me by phone. barbara, you've been dicking into this. what more do you know? >> this sad story emerged late last night, randi. the pentagon is trying to assemble what they can at this point about the service record of chris kyle and the man taken into custody, 25 years old.

this is texas governor rick perry, and i have a message for california businesses. as. >> well, jerry brown, the governor of california, dubbed perry's $24,000 tv ad the smallest entry into the media market of california. i think it is. he also said this. >> it's not a burp. it's barely a fart. >> thank you. >> his word, not mine. it's not the first time jerry brown has taken it from a new kid on the block. last year chris christie told voters they picked a retread in brown. >> not as much hair. i've slowed down a bit but i ran three miles in 29 minutes two nights ago. i hereby challenge governor christie to a three mile race, push-up contest, and a chinup contest. i have no doubt of the outcome. >> well, next. ready to meet the assemblyman who missed the memo on how not to speak about gun control. while americans are eantitled t have strong opinions, there is also language that is inappropriate in any discussion. the supporters of gun control are doing something aikin to what hitler's germany did to strip citizens of guns in the run-up to the second world war. here'

this is texas governor rick perry and i have a message for california businesses. come check out texas. >> california governor jerry brown responded to perry's visit. brown said quote do you think a few tricks from a politician is going to make any business? people invest the money where the big things have occurred. the idea is the structure, the climate the opportunity is right here. >>> amazon started the hiring process for its new distribution centers. the online retail giant posted its first three job openings which focuses on industrial maintenance and technical engineering. it's expected to open this summer while another one million square foot center in tracy could open this fall. both centers are expected to bring hubs of jobs to the area all openings are posted on amazon.com. >>> new report claims the america's cup race could drown san francisco in red ink. the chronicle reports the city has been unable to raise enough money to cover expenses. the city needs up to $34 million but only raised $14 million. city leaders once predicted it could generate $300 m

this is rick perry. i have a message for california businesses.. >> texas governor rick perry launched a campaign this week to lure california businesses and job as way with what he calls low taxes and sensible regulations. california governor jerry brown dismissed efforts which only spent $25,000 for air time. >> this this war of words illustrates the bitter relationship between the nation's two biggest states. business leaders have ranked california has a bad place to do business. some in the business community say governor brown should be paying attention. >> a current administration treats it as a joke. >> around mcclear worked for arnold schwartzeneggar and tried to convince businesses to stay in california. >> the taxes ever are high. regulations, there are a lot of things keeping them from being able to innovate and to grow skbis create job autos brown acknowledges poaching does happen but an office called go biz. >> you go where gold s they're coming to california because this is where it is. >> there are examples of businesses coming into

i mean rick perry actually lead. michelle bachman lead, rick santorum, herrmann cain lead. >> rose: i mean it was republican of the month. >> yes, exactly. there was a poem when herrmann cain pulled out, lamentations of the late night comics. there was a lot of good material. rick perry, i sort of liked him as they came in partly about whether they rhymed or not. like rick perry rhymed with the space beneath the hair is airy. and cain was a good rhyme. >> rose: herrmann cain. >> he was a good rhyme and then the other people had good nick names like newt. >> rose: peak of that, just read this one. this is called anybody out there want a be president. >> the party's old establishment was stunned to see that mitt by newt had been outgunned. the horror at the thought of gingrich grew, for fall the newtcenter simply wouldn't do and thus the party's pooh-bah breath was baited in hope these would get mitt rehabilitated. in florida which many of them guess would prove to be the most important test, the poobahs pulled in all t

so he'll get it from all sides. >> gretchen: let's talk about a spat going on between governor rick perrylifornia. governor perry has put out a radio ad in the state of california enticing business people there to move their businesses out of california to texas where there is no state income tax. here is that ad. >> building a business is tough. but i hear building a business in california is next to impossible. this is texas governor rick perry and i have a message for california businesses. come check out texas. there are plenty of reasons texas has been named the best state for doing business for eight years running. visit texaswideopenforbusiness.com and see why our low taxes, sensible regulations and fair legal system are just the thing to get your business moving to texas. >> steve: okay. so that's a radio ad that texas ran in california on monday. jerry brown was asked about it yesterday. he said this. >> $26,000 video spot, the smallest entry into the media market of california and there is a fellow bought tens of billions of dollars in advertising. should i liken it to when you

and jerry brown, rick perry are fighting for business as they say in texas. we will show you exactly who is winning this fight, and it ain't fair. lou: we thought you'd be gerrilou: we thought you'd be interested to hear the heated debate over the state of california and the red state of the great state of texas. listen to the new radio ad the governor of texas rick perry is airing in california. >> building a business is tough. building a business in california is near impossible. come check out texas. lou: this battle is going. now listen to governor jerry brown's retort. >> come to california because this is where it is. not going to those places in that state. i say come on come a lot of these texans who come here don't go back. who would want to spend their summers in 110 degrees heat inside some kind of fossil fueled air-conditioner? not a smart way to go. lou: there's no reason to insult lubbock i was born in childress texas for full disclosure. which is the best date for business? on employe narrate in california, you have work to do, nine point* 8 pe